The kids and I are really enjoying history class right now especially living where we do. Its great to be able to teach the kids something from our past then a few days later go visit the place the event actually happened! Recently we were reading about how Francis Scott Key was inspired to write "The Star Spangled Banner" during the war with England at Ft McHenry in Baltimore, MD. After studying for a few days, we field tripped to the American History Smithsonian to see the actually flag that had flown over Ft McHenry the day that Key penned those famous words that our country now holds so dear. It was amazing to see how big the flag was and to read about how it was past around for years before the family decided to place it at the Smithsonian. Unfortuantely, we were not allowed to take a pic with the real flag but we did get one in front of a display telling us all about the bomb holes that remain in the flag to this day. We have really come to enjoy walking through history!
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